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A Critical Dictionary of Sociology

By Raymond Boudon , Francois Bourricaud

Book information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
1989
ISBN
0415017459, 9780415017459, 9780203199565, 0226067289, 9780226067285
LCC
HM17 .B6813 1989
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1824137 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
453\453
Scanned
yes
Time added
2010-11-11 16:01:50
словариСоциологические дисциплины;Энциклопедиисправочники;Энциклопедии

Description

Unlike most other sociology or social science dictionaries, in this translation of the Critical Dictionary of Sociology, taken from the second French edition of the Dictionary and edited by the English sociologist Peter Hamilton, the critical value of this distinctive work is at last made available for a wider audience. Each entry grapples directly with an issue, whether theoretical, epistemological, philosophical, political or empirical, and provides a strong statement of what the authors think about it. The discussions are considered but argumentative.  By reaffirming that a non-marxist style of critique is still possible, Boudon and Bourricaud have presented a distinctive approach to the key issues which confront the societies of the Twentieth and Twenty-First centuries. For some this work will be a textbook, for others an indispensable sourcebook of sociological concepts, and for most a way of opening our eyes to new dimensions in our understanding of the great ideas and theories of sociology.

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